The most recent short interest data has been released for the 10/13/2017 settlement date, which shows a 452,442 share increase in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp , to 3,266,389.0, an increase of 16.08% since 09/29/2017. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

Investors in First Commonwealth Financial Corp saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2018 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 242 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 04/28/2017 settlement date, which shows a 2,403,436 share decrease in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp , to 2,109,678, a decrease of 53.25% since 04/13/2017. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 02/28/2017 settlement date, which shows a 662,740 share decrease in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp , to 3,823,411, a decrease of 14.77% since 01/31/2017. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 11/30/2016 settlement date, which shows a 478,532 share increase in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp , to 3,957,411, an increase of 13.76% since 11/15/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 10/31/2016 settlement date, which shows a 338,836 share increase in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp , to 2,982,818, an increase of 12.82% since 10/14/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 06/30/2016 settlement date, which shows a 334,560 share decrease in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp. , to 2,062,939, a decrease of 13.95% since 06/15/2016.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 12/31/2015 settlement date, which shows a 1,153,970 share decrease in total short interest for First Commonwealth Financial Corp. , to 3,333,919, a decrease of 25.71% since 12/15/2015.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of First Commonwealth Financial Corp. were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.28), with the stock changing hands as low as $9.29 on the day.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of First Commonwealth Financial Corp. were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.28), with the stock changing hands as low as $9.33 on the day.

The most recent short interest data was recently released by the NASDAQ for the 01/15/2015 settlement date, and First Commonwealth Financial Corp. is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 11.62 "days to cover" versus the median component at 5.09.

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both.

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both.